Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Spinach Dal(Palakoora Pappu) (Palakoora Pappu)


Ingredients
Spinach: 2 Bunches
Split Red Gram: 1 Cup
Water: 2 Cups
GreenChillies: 2 or 3
Oil: 1 Teaspoon
Mustard Seeds: 1/2 Teaspoon
Fenugreek Seeds: 1/4 Teaspoon
RedChillies: 2
Turmeric: 1/2 Teaspoon
Redchillie Powder: 1/2 Teaspoon
Curry Leaves: 1 Stem of Leaves
Hing: 1/4 Teaspoon
Lemon juice / Tamarind Juice: 3-4 spoons
Salt to Taste

(Check Fudtionary for meanings if you have doubt with the words in orange colour.)

Method
Wash the spinach thoroughly,now take a vessel and put dal and add water to it and also add the cut spinach to the dal and place in a pressure cooker.*

Put the whistle and wait for 4 to 5 whistles and swith it off,let it cool and remove the whistle.

Now put a pan and add some oil and put mustard seeds,fenugreek seeds,redchillies,hing and when they stop sputtering add the dal to it and add turmeric,salt and redchillie powder.

* If you dont have pressure cooker you can cook directly on stove.




Note: Whatever you cook in the pressure cooker you should add some little water in the cooker first and then place any bowl/vessel.If you are cooking directly in the pressure cooker itself,then no need to add extra water to the cooker.

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